{"id":309,"date":"2024-09-28T16:59:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T20:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a500-fall-2024-7-week-semester\/?page_id=309"},"modified":"2024-09-28T16:59:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T20:59:59","slug":"module-10-the-court-system-9-30-10-6","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a500-fall-2024-7-week-semester\/module-10-the-court-system-9-30-10-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Module 10 &#8211; The Court System (9\/30-10\/6)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lesson 10.1 &#8211; The Court System<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this lesson, you will learn the basic ideas and parts of the US court system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">READ &#8211; Reading 10.1 &#8211; &#8220;The Dual Court System&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the following textbook excerpt, which presents the dual court system, and explain how the different court systems interact with various legal issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/american-government-2e\/pages\/13-2-the-dual-court-system\">https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/american-government-2e\/pages\/13-2-the-dual-court-system<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">READ &#8211; Reading 10.2 &#8211; &#8220;The Federal Court System&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This reading describes the differences between the various federal courts: district, circuit courts, and the Supreme Court<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/american-government-2e\/pages\/13-3-the-federal-court-system\">https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/american-government-2e\/pages\/13-3-the-federal-court-system<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">READ &#8211; Exercise 10.2 &#8211; &#8220;Federal Courts and the Public&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Read through the following passage, which outlines the different way the federal courts affect the lives of Americans:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscourts.gov\/about-federal-courts\/federal-courts-public\">https:\/\/www.uscourts.gov\/about-federal-courts\/federal-courts-public<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">READ &#8211; Reading 10.3 &#8211; &#8220;The Supreme Court&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This reading analyzes the structure and important features of the Supreme Court, as well as explain how the Court selects cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/american-government-2e\/pages\/13-4-the-supreme-court\">https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/american-government-2e\/pages\/13-4-the-supreme-court<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">REVIEW &#8211; Key Terms from this chapter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Read through these key terms connected to our study of the court system. Some of them might appear on our next exam, as short-answer definitions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/american-government-2e\/pages\/13-key-terms\">https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/american-government-2e\/pages\/13-key-terms<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">COMPLETE &#8211; Self-Assessment Exercise 10.3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Complete questions 1-22 to review key ideas from this topic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/american-government-2e\/pages\/13-review-questions\">https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/american-government-2e\/pages\/13-review-questions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can check your answers here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/american-government-2e\/pages\/chapter-13#fs-id1163756284095-solution\">https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/american-government-2e\/pages\/chapter-13#fs-id1163756284095-solution<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Study Question &#8211; To be handed in class<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">DUE DATE: Monday, 10\/7<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Think about how federal judges get to become judges \u2013 unlike Presidents, Mayors and members of Congress (and other legislatures), they are not elected, but rather <em>appointed<\/em>. Many Americans have thus called the federal courts system, and especially the Supreme Court, <strong>anti-democratic <em>places in our government. <\/em><\/strong>Do you agree that the Supreme Court, for example, is an anti-democratic part of our government? What could be the reason for this way of choosing judges in federal courts? (HINT: think about our discussion of \u201cFederalist #10\u201d, and which social class plays a leading role in our government system.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesson 10.1 &#8211; The Court System In this lesson, you will learn the basic ideas and parts of the US court system. 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